King Charles and Queen Camilla caught up with David Beckham at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday after they joined forces to put finishing touches on plans for the gorgeous garden display.
The trio, and Judi Dench, linked up to view The King’s Foundation Curious Garden at the London show, which officially opens on Tuesday and runs until May 23.
The King, 77, and Beckham, 51, shook hands when they met up, and the retired soccer legend laughed with Queen Camilla, 78, in a video from Hello! magazine.
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The King was also seen smelling a Sir David Beckham Rose, a new bloom bred at the request of Beckham’s daughter Harper, 14, for his 50th birthday last year.
King Charles follows his late mother Queen Elizabeth as patron of The Royal Horticultural Society and has bonded with Beckham, a King’s Foundation Ambassador who the monarch made a Knight Bachelor, over their shared passion for gardening and the outdoors.
The King and Beckham spoke about the rose when they discussed the garden plans at the King’s Highgrove House in April, with their interaction shared in a video to Instagram.
The monarch asked what colour it was to which Beckham replied: “White. My daughter actually, it was a gift from her for my 50th birthday last year. So she organised that.”
The King said it was “fantastic” and asked if the flower “smelled”. Beckham quipped: “It smells amazing. Not as good as yours”, in reference to his own rose.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show touts itself as “the world’s most famous flower show” and is held on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
